Thursday, August 11th, 2016

Singer-songwriter set featuring singer/songwriter and keyboardist, Alixe Rheeve, guitarist, Tom Robinson, and sexy sax man/synth player, John Schiefelbein. Join us for our first acoustic set! We have some special arrangements planned.

Saturday, June 11th, 2016

We're very happy to be supporting a great cause again this year. We are playing at Brick Lot Pub & Grill, starting at 8:30/9pm. Please note that the time may be pushed back a bit later, so check back here on our website or at www.steelbridgesongfest.org for updates!

“Laura is a singer-songwriter from the Milwaukee area. She has been writing songs since childhood and is a self-taught acoustic guitar player…she hopes her music encourages people to take a deeper look into the meaning of their lives. Her sound is similar to that of Jewel, Brandi Carlile, and KT Tunstall.”

"Rebecca and the Grey Notes is a Milwaukee-based band covering a variety of songs while performing some originals. From Etta James to Alison Krauss, the Beatles to Feist, Rebecca and the Grey Notes offers a unique style covering blues and jazz as well as old country and rock."

"Canine Cupids' work with animals, within our community and throughout our organization, is guided by three core values: compassion, integrity and dedication.

Because every animal deserves to be loved, we feel it is our moral responsibility to protect and improve the lives of abused, abandoned, and homeless dogs, and to place them in loving permanent homes.

We strive to work with MADACC as well as other rescues and humane organizations to develop a network of supporters and volunteers to create a better world for homeless pets within Milwaukee."

About the evening's opening acoustic guitar set by Shirley Green band member, Tom Robinson:

Drawing from a multifarious stew of music/guitar styles, Milwaukee-area musician Tom Robinson presents an eclectic mosaic of original, arranged, and improvised music through both instrumental and vocally-driven performances.

Tom has been active as a performer, composer, recording artist and music educator in the Milwaukee-metropolitan area for more than 25 years.

He currently performs regularly as a solo artist, as the guitarist/bassist of the Shirley Green Band, and as a supporting musician for various local artists and ensembles.

Please join us for a great evening in support of this wonderful cause! 100% of door sales to go to Canine Cupids, in support of their efforts.

Sunday, August 23rd, 2015

Join Shirley Green at Frank's Power Plant on August 23rd! Below is more info on Joe Goodkin's acoustic, "The Odyssey" and genre-bending Milwaukee group, Paladino.

Chicago singer-songwriter Joe Goodkin will perform "The Odyssey". The Odyssey consists of 24 short songs sung by Joe while playing the acoustic guitar. The performance is continuous and runs around 30 minutes.

Joe has been performing his unique interpretation of The Odyssey for audiences since 2003. Drawing on his Bachelor's Degree in the Classics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and his years of writing and performing original rock and acoustic music, Joe has created a 30-minute long composition for solo acoustic guitar and voice, which deconstructs the story of The Odyssey in song, invoking the spirit of the ancient Greek bards who originally brought forth the timeless stories of Odysseus and the heroes of the Trojan War.

The Odyssey was honored in 2003, 2004, and 2012 with an American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Award.

Founded in late 2014 by longtime friends Mark Harrig (mandolin) and Phil Wamser (concertina/piano), the Paladino now includes new friends Matthew Webber (guitar), Weston Gritt (bass) and Chad Burgess (drums). Their collection of songs display a wide array of stylistic diversity due to each member of the band contributing their personally-written songs.

In April of 2015, Paladino finished their first demo featuring songs "War is Peace", "Strange", and "Just Like Home" which was self-produced, engineered, and recorded at Harrig's studio. Named for the Orwellian doublespeak of a no longer so far-fetched dystopia, "War is Peace" is a dark and charging Celtic epic with a haunting sing-along chorus finale. "Strange", a bluegrass/pop-inspired tune, tells a story of an emotionally bruised but beautiful young artist. The uplifting song "Just Like Home" is a soaring pop-alternative tale of a small town man finding his way in the big city while still embracing his roots.

Saturday, June 13th, 2015

2015 marks the 10th anniversary of Steel Bridge Songfest, the only songwriter festival of its kind in the world.

Four days of collaborative songwriting lead into 4 days and 3 nights of music across 12+ venues in downtown Sturgeon Bay.

Songwriters and musicians of all genres from around the world come together to write songs inspired by Sturgeon Bay's historic steel bridge. Over 200 perform at the festival. Live performances showcase all original material, including many newly written songs and Steel Bridge classics.

The festival runs from June 11th through June 14th. Tickets are $25 and cover admission for all four days.

Saturday, March 28th, 2015

Join Shirley Green for a special evening at BBC's Upper Level. Enjoy Shirley Green's eclectic modern rock sandwiched between other original songs and beautiful harmonies from Bennett, and blues, garage, and classic rock from The Dirty Knots.

Bennett is a 3-piece folk-rock group formed in Grand Rapids,Michigan in 2012.

Touted as “powerfully original” and “hauntingly beautiful”, their music is as unique as it is authentic and matured well beyond its age, garnering praise from both local and national media outlets.

Boasting first place in regional competitions, climbing local music charts and playing alongside acts like The Avett Brothers, OAR, Easton Corbin, Bela Fleck, and more, these boys have quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the musicscene.

The Dirty Knots, a local rock and blues trio, will open the show at 9pm. The Knots site their influences as Jack White, Tom Petty, The Femmes, and Joey Ramone, and play originals and covers from bands such as The Ramones, The Who, and Wolfmother.

Shirley Green will be debuting new music! The new songs are a bit different than the songs on the "Lessons" EP, and we're excited to share. We'll be covering the EP, along with several songs not previously featured. We will be on by 10pm.

Moses' Gunn will bring their all-original danceable funk/rock tunes to close the show and help you bridge from Christmas to 2015 by gyrating it out. They'll be on by 11pm.

Thursday, July 10th, 2014

IndieMKE presents the next concert in the Living Room Concert Series on July 10th at Best Place Milwaukee. It’s a new EP release show for Milwaukee’s Micah Olsan, with special guest - the band Shirley Green.

Doors at 7pm, music at 8, $5 cover at the door.

Micah has been an active performer in the Midwest music scene for the last five years. His diverse songwriting takes folky storytelling, interlocking guitar parts, and passionate, soaring vocals and places them smoothly on top of a funky, jazz and world-infused rhythm section. Micah's writing draws on influences from Paul Simon to Radiohead and the Talking Heads.

His eclectic guitar work was recognized in the 2010 Shepherd Express reader poll when he was nominated for best guitarist. "So many styles it'll make your head spin. " says Jamie Lee Rake of the Shepherd Express.

The music of Shirley Green is difficult to categorize into any genre. On the band’s website, they jokingly describe it as “Experimental, atmospheric modern rock with nuanced, emotionally-unstable undertones,” and advise that “You’ll dig it if you enjoy classically-melodic musical passages with hints of bergamot and orange peel. Probably perfect for a Living Room Concert at Best Place.

The Living Room Concert series is presented by IndieMKE, with support from KNE and Best Place Milwaukee. This show will be recorded for later broadcast on WUWM, Milwaukee Public Radio.

The Living Room Concert series was created to support original music from artists in Southeast Wisconsin. Not only does it provide a stage for original music, but it gives the audience the opportunity to listen and enjoy in an informal setting, and have the opportunity to interact with the artists.